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Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater
The image features a six-pointed, curvilinear star shape set against a solid black background. At the center is a soft, pink circular core from which six distinct pink rays extend outward to the points of the star. Surrounding the center is a gradient field of yellow that transitions into a darker blue band, all enclosed within a jagged-edged border of light green. The composition emphasizes radial symmetry and layered, semi-transparent color fields, typical of Theosophical attempts to visualize human emotional states.
This image is part of a series intended to document 'thought-forms,' a concept central to Theosophy, suggesting that human thoughts and emotions manifest as tangible, colored vibrations in the subtle bodies. It represents an early 20th-century intersection of Western occultism and psychological theory.
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Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, 'Thought-Forms' (1901)
This illustration originates directly from the seminal Theosophical text where the authors claim to map the visual spectrum of human emotions.
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